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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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